Biology:Holothuria nobilis
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Echinodermata |
| Class: | Holothuroidea |
| Order: | Holothuriida |
| Family: | Holothuriidae |
| Genus: | Holothuria |
| Species: | H. nobilis
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| Holothuria nobilis (Selenka, 1867)
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Holothuria (Microthele) nobilis, the black teatfish, is a species of sea cucumber in the genus Holothuria. The cucumber is found in the tropical waters of the Indo-pacific ocean.[3] It was first described by Emil Selenka in 1867.[4]
Description
The cucumber inhabits shallow waters near islands and reefs. Members of the species are blackish-brown and grey in color, and mature adults can weight between 1.7 and 4 kilograms.[5]
Use as food
Like the related white teatfish, the black teatfish is part of a commercial fishery across its range and the cucumber is regularly consumed as a food.[5] The species can be collected off the seafloor using diving suits or while skindiving, making the species very vulnerable to overfishing.[5] The species is considered endangered in the Indian Ocean.[6]
References
- ↑ Conand, C., Purcell, S., Gamboa, R. & Toral-Granda, T.-G. 2013. Holothuria nobilis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013: e.T180326A1615368. Downloaded on 29 August 2020.
- ↑ "Appendices | CITES". https://cites.org/eng/app/appendices.php.
- ↑ "Holothuria nobilis (Selenka, 1867)" (in en). https://www.gbif.org/species/2279194.
- ↑ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Holothuria (Microthele) nobilis (Selenka, 1867)". http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=210835.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "Holothuria nobilis, black teatfish : fisheries". http://www.sealifebase.org/summary/Holothuria-nobilis.html.
- ↑ Purcell, Steven; Branch, Trevor A.. "How to hunt a species to extinction" (in en). http://theconversation.com/how-to-hunt-a-species-to-extinction-13629.
Wikidata ☰ Q2410451 entry
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